Supporters leave notes on plaque outside Ocasio-Cortez’s office

Supporters of newly minted U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday covered the plaque outside her Capitol Hill office with encouraging sticky notes. 

A picture posted to social media shows the plaque adorned with pink and orange notes bearing messages like, “keep dancing,” “you rock,” “you are loved” and “do you.”

Post-it notes from supporters adorn the exterior of @AOC‘s office… pic.twitter.com/JnxMjslX3Q

— Joe Toohey (@joetoohey) January 16, 2019

The notes were left outside her office the same day the congresswoman and group of other Democratic lawmakers marched to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) office to urge him to reopen the government. 

{mosads}Thirty Democratic House freshmen signed the letter, which was delivered on the 26th day of the partial government shutdown. 

Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that after attempting to find McConnell with Democratic Reps. Katie Kill (Calif.), Lauren Underwood (Ill.) and Jahana Hayes (Ct.), she returned to “this loving surprise.”

“After looking for Mitch McConnell with @KatieHill4CA, @LaurenUnderwood, @JahanaHayesCT & others to deliver our letter asking for the Senate to do their job, I returned to this loving surprise,” she tweeted. 

After looking for Mitch McConnell with @KatieHill4CA, @LaurenUnderwood, @JahanaHayesCT & others to deliver our letter asking for the Senate to do their job, I returned to this loving surprise.

Thank you all so much for your support. I’ll keep these up as long as they stick! https://t.co/1SzrnyJCTO

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 16, 2019

“Thank you all so much for your support. I’ll keep these up as long as they stick!”

Ocasio-Cortez is widely viewed as a rising progressive star in the Democratic Party. At 28, she became the youngest woman elected to Congress in the midterm elections. At 29, she is the youngest member of Congress. 

She was officially sworn into Congress earlier this month and has drawn attention for being outspoken on a range of issues.